Three hundred and sixty five days

My son turned one on the 28th of November 2014, I cant believe it. 

It feels so unreal. I am a mother of a one year old little boy. My BabyCentre App stopped as well. They congratulated me for "making it through a whole year of droopy diapers and slobbery smiles". But I miss reading all the information it gave me.

I don't think i will ever forget his first year of life. All his "Firsts" . But i can't wait to see him grow up as well. 

I baked him a Smash cake too! Next post will be the Smash cake recipe :)

Dwelling

Last week was a bad week for me, mentally. My state of mind was unexplainable.

I couldn't tell if I was going through a mental breakdown or if I was just miserably unhappy.

Lets define "happiness", Its the state of being happy. "Happy" is feeling or showing contentment/pleasure. How could i be happy if i'm not content. 

Biosilk Kids Review

I've never put much thought into products when washing my son's hair. I just used the normal Johnson and Johnson top to toe wash or Elizabeth Anne shampoo. Until I started noticing the bald patch at the back of his head. 

Eid Mubarak

On Monday, 28th July we celebrated Eid. It was such a beautiful day, after many days of rain, Alhamdulillah.

We did not take many pictures because obviously on this particular day we did not charge any of our mobiles. So the photos i have are from friends and family!

This was a very special Eid for me. It was the first Eid I got to celebrate with my son and husband of course.

My Labour Experience

My expected date of delivery (EDD) was on the 27^th November 2013 and I was counting down the days. It was Sunday the 24^th November, only 3 days left! I was so excited and nervous at the same time. I was nervous because my plan was to have a natural birth with no doctor intervention at all – thus the reason I chose Al-Nisa Maternity Home. My thought process was: for me to give birth naturally I CANNOT be overdue. I refused it. My fear with being overdue was that the baby would be born too big or that my amniotic fluid would be too little or that there would be complications for me to give birth naturally. So our plan was to be as active as I could be, and for a couple months prior to my due date my husband Nazeem bought me a birthing ball that I used to sit on and bounce on, which was supposed to help move the baby down and closer to my cervix. We started going to malls and made sure we walked for hours (the stores helped to distract me from my swollen, tired feet) and on weekends we would go for drives and walked wherever we stopped.

This Sunday was no different. We decided to take a drive to Gordon’s Bay and walked on the beach. It was a beautiful day: the sun was out, the water was nice and cool and the sand felt great under out feet as we walked. Once we were done we drove along the coast and ended up in Hermanus. It was so beautiful. It was a pity we didn’t see any whales (I don’t think it was the season or something like that) but we had lunch and I ended up buying a sunhat on the market.

The Fall

As a first-time mom, there are many ups and downs. But yesterday was the worst day of all.

Has it been 6 Months already????

It All started with "OMG IM PREGNANT" and then finding out we were having a boy was even more exciting. I've always wanted a boy. especially my first child. I don't know, it was just one of those goals you have for no reason at all. but when it happens you pat yourself on the back for completing that goal.